Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree

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94

Top Critic Average

99%

Critics Recommend

PC Gamer
95 / 100
Eurogamer
3 / 5
IGN
10 / 10
TheGamer
5 / 5
GamesRadar+
5 / 5
Game Informer
9.8 / 10
GameSpot
10 / 10
VG247
5 / 5
Creators: Bandai Namco Entertainment, FromSoftware
Release Date: Jun 21, 2024 - PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S

Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree Review Summary

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Expands on Elden Ring’s deep lore and mechanics

Fantastic new challenges for players

Masterfully designed world and combat

Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree is an Souls-like expansion that builds upon the critically acclaimed base game. Critics praise its intricate world design, engaging new challenges and deepened lore. The expansion condenses the essence of Elden Ring into a more compact campaign while retaining the thrilling combat and discovery that defines the series. However, some critics feel the shift toward explicit storytelling detracts from its original charm, and others note that it could have expanded upon Elden Ring's endings.


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Critic Reviews for Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree

A masterfully designed expansion to one of the best action RPGs of the last decade that not only complements the base game but expands its thematic and systemic scope even further.

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Much of Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree is more of the same gruelling beauty - but a shift to explict storytelling and signposting means its essence as a living, evolving shared text is lost.

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Like the base game did before it, Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree raises the bar for single-player DLC expansions. It takes everything that made the base game such a landmark RPG, condenses it into a relatively compact 20-25 hour campaign, and provides fantastic new challenges for heavily invested fans to chew on.

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This is their linking the flame moment, a chance to be reborn and usher in a new age, capped off by what can only be described as their magnum opus.

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Perhaps more interesting than the bosses are the moments where FromSoftware stretches the limitations of its mechanics and nearly reaches whole new genres.

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The boring but ultimately correct shorthand to summarize Shadow of the Erdtree is that it’s more Elden Ring. The incredible sense of discovery, fantastic dungeon design, entertainingly deep combat, and intriguing lore and characters that defined From Software’s 2022 masterpiece all apply to this expansion.

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From Software's expansion for Elden Ring offers an entire new game's worth of content, all of which is exceptionally executed.

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So, while the start of Shadow of the Erdtree can come off as a regression, really, the DLC as a whole is FromSoftware flexing all of its creative muscles - including some it hasn’t used in a while and others it might be building up for the future. The depth of storytelling in the Lands of Shadow, as well as the new weapons, spells and items (all of which add to the lore themselves, of course), only better your experience of the Lands Between, and make for a worthy upgrade to what is already an unforgettable adventure.

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Industry Coverage

Streamer Painstakingly Beats Shadow Of The Erdtree With 1HP, 1FP, And One Stamina

Streamer Painstakingly Beats Shadow Of The Erdtree With 1HP, 1FP, And One Stamina

The feat was the first of its kind in the DLC.

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Elden Ring Fans Think Radahn Is Too Easy Now, Undo Nerfs

Elden Ring Fans Think Radahn Is Too Easy Now, Undo Nerfs

Now you can get the 'I beat Consort Radahn pre-nerf' badge too!

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Elden Ring Players Are Still Running Into Double Consort Radahn Bug After Latest Update

Elden Ring Players Are Still Running Into Double Consort Radahn Bug After Latest Update

I guess it's only fair if he gets a Mimic Tear, too.

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Elden Ring’s Latest Patch Has Broken Stance Weapons

Elden Ring’s Latest Patch Has Broken Stance Weapons

Rellana's Twin Blades are one of the biggest winners.

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